For the choirmaster. To the tune of “ Do Not Destroy. ” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly , O rulers ? Do you judge uprightly , O sons of men ?
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No , in your hearts you devise injustice ; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
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The wicked are estranged from the womb ; the liars ... go astray from birth.
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Their venom (is) like the venom of a snake , like a cobra that shuts ... its ears ,
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vvv refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell ....
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O God , shatter their teeth in their mouths ; O LORD , tear out the fangs of the lions.
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May they vanish like water that runs off when they draw the bow , may their arrows be blunted.
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Like a slug that dissolves in its slime , like a woman’s stillborn child , may they never see the sun.
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Before your pots can feel (the burning) thorns — whether green or ... dry — He will sweep them away.
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The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged ; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
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Then men will say , “ There is surely a reward for the righteous ! There is surely a God who Judges - the earth ! ”
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